What is the meaning of righteousness according to the Bible?

Full Definition of righteous

1 : acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin. 2a : morally right or justifiable a righteous decision.

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What makes a person righteous in God’s eyes?

This righteousness “is a righteousness that we receive from God”. … A human person is not righteous in God’s eyes because of his choice or commitment, his good works or his piety, his emotions or intellect. Instead, he is righteous because the Father chooses him from the foundation of the world (Eph.